04-10-2021, 06:32 AM
Studies indicate that a single dose of Pfizer or Moderna provides more protection than Johnson & Johnson.
The Lancet
The CDC did a study in the US with people that get a lot of exposure and confirmed the effectiveness of one does.
I am not medically competent to decide this, but I think it would be a lot smarter for people without known risks to wait 12 weeks for the second dose. Manitoba, Great Britain, and Israel have already performed this experiment with excellent results. The effectiveness is even better when one considers the likelihood of serious illness rather than infection.
Vaccinating 2 people to 80+ percent rather than one to 90+ percent may actually be better for the individual that gets one dose over those 12 weeks if it helps bring the incidence rate down.
I can't set public health policy (which is a good thing), but do I delay my second dose if vaccines are scare when the time comes so someone else can have it?
The Lancet
The CDC did a study in the US with people that get a lot of exposure and confirmed the effectiveness of one does.
I am not medically competent to decide this, but I think it would be a lot smarter for people without known risks to wait 12 weeks for the second dose. Manitoba, Great Britain, and Israel have already performed this experiment with excellent results. The effectiveness is even better when one considers the likelihood of serious illness rather than infection.
Vaccinating 2 people to 80+ percent rather than one to 90+ percent may actually be better for the individual that gets one dose over those 12 weeks if it helps bring the incidence rate down.
I can't set public health policy (which is a good thing), but do I delay my second dose if vaccines are scare when the time comes so someone else can have it?